Tell me something, boy: aren’t you tired trying in vain to go see A Star Is Born in theaters? Fans heartbroken that the musical melodrama has largely left multiplexes are in for a surprise – the good kind, not the husband-in-the-garage kind.

Variety notes that Warner Brothers will re-release Bradley Cooper’s directorial debut for another brick-and-mortar run, and as that an added bonus, this new version will include a whopping twelve minutes of never-before-seen footage.

The so-called “encore engagement” mostly bulks up the musical performances, perhaps in response to the frothy-mouthed reception for Cooper and costar Lady Gaga’s big number at this past weekend’s Oscars. The new edit will expand opening number “Black Eyes,” “Alibi,” and Ally’s a cappella rendition of “Shallow” that first lit up the parking lot.

Other new bits specified by Variety’s report: Cooper’s Jackson Maine tinkering with “Too Far Gone” in his studio, a wedding scene featuring Ally singing “Is That Alright?” to her newly official husband, and the two of them co-penning the song “Clover.”

With the film’s leads enjoying a spike in national obsession following their big Best Original Song win for “Shallow” at the Academy Awards, rereleasing is a savvy move. Though the new edit will run for one brief week only, it’s sure to be a dynamo of near-pure profit for the studio (and for the rest of us, a sorely needed occasion to have a good cry).

A Star Is Born returns to theaters in the US this Friday, on 1 March.

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